SOLDADOES, soldiers.

Solicit, rouse, excite to action.

Sooth, flattery, cajolery.

Soothe, flatter, humour.

Sophisticate, adulterate.

Sort, company, party; rank, degree.

Sort, suit, fit; select.

Souse, ear.

SOUSED ("Devil is an Ass"), fol. read “sou’t,” which Dyce interprets as “a variety of the spelling of “shu’d”:  to “shu” is to scare a bird away.” (See his “Webster,” page 350).

SOWTER, cobbler.

SPAGYRICA, chemistry according to the teachings of Paracelsus.

Spar, bar.

Speak, make known, proclaim.

Speculation, power of sight.

Sped, to have fared well, prospered.

Speece, species.

Spight, anger, rancour.

Spinner, spider.

SPINSTRY, lewd person.

Spittle, hospital, lazar-house.

Spleen, considered the seat of the emotions.

Spleen, caprice, humour, mood.

SPRUNT, spruce.

Spurge, foam.

Spur-Ryal, gold coin worth 15s.

Squire, square, measure; “by the—­,” exactly.

Staggering, wavering, hesitating.

Stain, disparagement, disgrace.

Stale, decoy, or cover, stalking-horse.

Stale, make cheap, common.

Stalk, approach stealthily or under cover.

Stall, forestall.

Standard, suit.

Staple, market, emporium.

Stark, downright.

Starting-holes, loopholes of escape.

State, dignity; canopied chair of state; estate.

STATUMINATE, support vines by poles or stakes; used
by Pliny (Gifford).

Stay, gag.

Stay, await; detain.

Stickler, second or umpire.

Stigmatise, mark, brand.

Still, continual(ly), constant(ly).

Stinkard, stinking fellow.

Stint, stop.

STIPTIC, astringent.

STOCCATA, thrust in fencing.

Stock-fish, salted and dried fish.

Stomach, pride, valour.

Stomach, resent.

Stoop, swoop down as a hawk.

Stop, fill, stuff.

Stopple, stopper.

STOTE, stoat, weasel.

Stoup, stoop, swoop=bow.

Straight, straightway.

STRAMAZOUN (Ital. stramazzone), a down blow, as opposed to the thrust.

Strange, like a stranger, unfamiliar.

Strangeness, distance of behaviour.

Streights, or BERMUDAS, labyrinth of alleys and courts in the Strand.